Week Gone By

Milo, swimming in the Potomac with a buddy. Aren't they cute?

The weekend is here again and i cant believe its been a week since my last post. if i remember correctly, i did get to check off the main things on my list: i experienced the iron and its friend the board, with expectations that were far too high. I had these visions of jesse transforming into mary poppins in one go around! ha - it wasnt to be, alas. but i suppose i did have much less wrinkly clothes than usual.

We also got poorer (bills!) and got richer (spent time relaxing with each other).

And... we welcomed a new "member" into our family - a ping pong table top that goes over the pool table in the bar/garage/game room. Oh my goodness - i dont think i can remember something that has ever been so much fun - ping pong tables are MADE for summertime when its too hot to do anything else! It relieves boredom, provides an outlet for the competitive spirit, and there's really no threat of getting injured (unless you hit the ball really hard and it pings off the dogs head accidently). Bryan and I have been playing practically nightly and he bet me that i wouldnt be able to get one win before he got to one hundred - ha again! he was wrong. I'm now the proud owner of 4 wins thank you very much! i think the score now is Jesse 4:Bryan 25. Milo tries to play with us too - he brings his "mailman" stufftie out to the garage and then insists on placing it on the pingpong table mid-rally to get attention. So far though, we've only had one dog interception of the ball, and only one off his noggin (his head is really hard so it didnt really hurt him) We actually haven't lost any balls to his crushing teeth either, though sometimes when the rallies go too long he gets a little over excited and pounces on the ball when it hits the floor.

This week has been a really long one for me, not sure why it didnt go faster. i guess the combination of fighting a cold, humidity, and a little bit of stir-craziness makes for a slow ticking clock. Bryan had the day off on Wednesday, so him and Milo and Fargus had one of their illustrius boy parties as bryan likes to call them. After i got home and broke up the ruckus, we cooked out and had the most enjoyable, quiet 4th of July between the two us. Sometimes i worry that im too much of a "homebody" - that i should be GOING OUT MORE, PARTYING LIKE WILD WOMAN (caps seemed to be neccessary there for effect) but there is something so peaceful and nice about having time at home with nothing on your plate. We grilled up some chicken on Bryans new BBQ, Gordan the Grill, then settled in to watch the fireworks. Here in INdy, people seem to get REALLY into the 4th in the local neighborhoods, much more so than ever in seattle, so we dont really have to go anywhere to see a show, its right off our back porch. so after dinner and small bowl of Neopolitan ice cream (i'm channeling my inner 5 year olds taste buds) we crawled into the hammock and ooohed and aahhed.

Today, I just got back from lunch. Bryan was going to meet me, but since its a bit of a drive, I went by myself, eating out on the porch of a little pizza place on a canal. wish id brought my camera, a pic of my lemonade would have been perfect for todays post. i could have sat at this table forever, its the perfect temp out in the shade, and i was people watching contentedly.

What are our plans for this weekend? oh, not too much. Minor league baseball game tomorrow and maybe haircuts all around? who knows.. have to use up our peppers that we pulled from the garden last night (*by we i mean Bryan pulled). Im looking for a dress to wear to the weddings this summer, something fresh, flattering and cheap?